Some of my favorite kitchen tools are the most straight forward. Just like a t-shirt and jeans, these things just work. Plain and simple. A mortar and pestle can get you out of having cabinets full of electric gadgets and doo dads that are hard to store and hard to clean. Anyone with a small kitchen will appreciate the storage dilemma of a food processor, blender, mixer, etc. and all of the blades and parts that go with them. While…
Italian Flavors Pantry Items Onions Garlic Oregano Basil Canned plum tomatoes Bread crumbs or dry bread crushed Cannelini beans Parmesean cheese Mozzerella cheese
At the heart of the Well Fed Peasant is the belief that home cooking and eating well is important and possible for everyone. Simple, inexpensive ingredients and items often thought of as waste can be used to create delicious meals by anyone. Yes. Even you. Essentially, going back to the principles that our ‘peasant’ grandmothers cooked by – extending meals by adding vegetables and grains, making the most of every animal protein or vegetable they used and often using less…